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The Board is responsible for formulating, reviewing, and approving the Group’s strategy, budget, and corporate actions. The Directors, including those appointed since the last Annual General Meeting, submit themselves for re-election each year at the Annual General Meeting.
Mark was appointed as Non-Executive
Chairman in July 2019. Mark is a Chartered
Accountant who has had a long executive
career in the education, technology, and
corporate finance sectors, including roles in
Europe, the USA, and South Africa. He is a
Non-exec chair of Journeo PLC and Non-exec
Chair of Pathos Communications PLC.
He has extensive AIM experience, having
brought 3 companies to the market together
with associated fund raises. He therefore
brings a long experience of governance,
public markets and investor relations.
Richard Mace founded an international English education business in 2013, scaling it during a period of sustained growth before selling it to Malvern in 2018. At the Board’s request, he rejoined the Group in June 2020 as CEO to reshape the strategy and rebuild the business.
Since his appointment, Richard has assembled an experienced senior management team with a proven track record of securing higher education partnerships and of rapidly scaling student numbers. He is a significant shareholder and is responsible for setting and executing the Group’s strategy.
Daniel was appointed as CFO in December 2021, having worked as Malvern’s Head of Finance. Before joining Malvern, Daniel held a number of financial leadership roles including European Financial Controller of Newell Brands plc, Group Financial Controller of QANTM Intellectual Property Ltd., and Head of Finance/ Financial Controller of FPA Patent Attorneys Pty. In addition to leading an SME in Australia through a successful IPO as Head of Finance, Daniel’s listed company experience at group level also includes management of audits for a multinational SME and merger and acquisition transactions.
Alan was appointed to the Board in October 2019. He has over 30 years’ experience in the information systems industry, including working in a senior capacity in the development of the Ministry of Defence’s Information System Strategy and then as a senior sales manager and adviser to several major software and systems integration companies. He is the founder and Managing Director of Ultris Limited, a niche software and services organisation operating in the confidential government sector. In addition, he was appointed as an independent Non-Executive Director at Ideagen Plc when it listed in July 2012 at a market capitalisation of £13m and was a Board member, chairing the audit and remuneration committees until HG Capital acquired the company for £1.3bn in July 2022. He was also a non-executive Director at Goal Group Limited, a private UK-listed company. Alan was voted Non-Executive Director of the year in the May 2019 Money Week Mello awards.
Malvern HE Partnership Board | |
|---|---|
| Angela Murphy | OBE – Non-Executive Chair, Former DVC at UCLAN |
| Lynn Dobbs | Non-Executive, Former VC at London Metropolitan University |
| Richard Mace | CEO |
| Daniel Fisher | CFO |
| Stephen Harvey | Chief Development Officer |
